Configuration of a medical radiotherapeutic instrument
A medical radiotherapeutic instrument comprising a ray source body, a switch and an end collimation body, a pre-collimation hole and a ray source cavity for placing ray source are defined on the ray source body; the switch is at least one pillar, each pillar is coupled with a drive unit, the pillars are disposed inside the ray source body, a middle collimation hole is defined on each pillar; under the driving of the drive unit, the pillar arise a displacement to move the middle collimation hole into or out of alignment with the pre-collimation hole; the end collimation body is disposed inside the ray source body, and an end collimation hole is defined on the end collimation body, the end collimation hole is connected with the pre-collimation hole through the middle collimation hole to form a therapy path. The present invention is simplified in structure and low in cost, with this structure, it can control the switch separately, and continuously adjust the radiate amount.
This application claims the priorities of the Chinese patent application No. 200620137766.5, which has a filing date of Oct. 8, 2006 and the Chinese patent application No. 200620137765.0, which has a filing date of Oct. 8, 2006.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to medical equipments, more particularly, relates to a medical radiotherapeutic instrument.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA serious complication may be infected by a traditional encephalic surgery and even death may be caused. So years ago, a Swedish professor, Doctor Leksell, first presented a concept of “Stereotactic Radio surgery” (SRS), which is applying the theory of stereotaxic to use high-octane ray focusing irradiation and to destroy targeted organisms, thus to cure the sickness. Such kind of therapy which employ ray to treat an encephalic disease is named as stereotactic radiosurgery science, and it started a new century of no wound radiosurgery.
Ordinarily, a traditional radiotherapeutic instrument comprises of a ray source body, a switch and an end collimation body.
The object of the present invention is to provide a medical radiotherapeutic instrument, which is simplify in structure and low in cost, it can control the switch separately, and continuously adjust the radiate amount.
The technical solution of the present invention is, provides a medical radiotherapeutic instrument that comprising a ray source body, a switch and an end collimation body, wherein
a pre-collimation hole and a ray source cavity for placing ray source are defined on the ray source body;
the switch is at least one pillar, each pillar is coupled with a drive unit, the pillars are disposed inside the ray source body, a middle collimation hole is defined on each pillar; thereby, the drive unit can drive the pillar to move the middle collimation hole into or out of alignment with the pre-collimation hole;
the end collimation body is disposed inside the ray source body, and an end collimation hole is defined on the end collimation body, the end collimation hole is connected with the pre-collimation hole through the middle collimation hole to form a therapy path.
Preferably, the drive unit is a linear driver to drive the pillar to move linearly to open or close the therapy path.
Preferably, the drive unit is a rotational driver to drive the pillar to move rotationally to open or close the therapy path.
The medical radiotherapeutic instrument of the present invention has the advantages of simplify in structure and low in cost; the linear driver or rotational driver controls each pillar to move forward, backwardly, or rotationally, and makes the middle collimation hole departing from the pre-collimation hole therefore to switch on/off the ray source, and neatly adjust the radiate amount.
As shown in
When in operation, the switch 2 is driven by the drive unit 7 to move the middle collimation hole 8 into or out of alignment with the pre-collimation hole 5, so the pre-collimation hole 5, middle collimation hole 8 and end collimation hole 9 are connected, thus a therapy path is formed. Or, under the driving of the drive unit 7, the switch 2 will make the middle collimation hole 8 to depart from the pre-collimation hole 5, thus to close the therapy path and to neatly adjust the radiate amount.
Another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in
The medical radiotherapeutic instrument of the present invention has the advantages of simplify in structure and low in cost; the linear driver or rotational drive unit 7 controls each pillar to move forwardly, backwardly or rotationally, and makes the middle collimation hole 8 departing from the pre-collimation hole 5 therefore to switch on/off the ray source, and neatly adjust the radiate amount.
Throughout the specification the aim has been to describe the preferred embodiment of the present invention without limiting the invention to any one embodiment or specific collection of features. Persons skilled in the relevant art may realize variations from the specific embodiment that will nonetheless fall within the scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A medical radiotherapeutic instrument comprising a ray source body, a switch and an end collimation body, wherein:
- a pre-collimation hole and a ray source cavity for placing a ray source are defined on the ray source body;
- the switch being at least two pillars, each pillar of said at least two pillars being coupled with a drive unit, the pillars being disposed inside the ray source body, a middle collimation hole being defined on each pillar of said at least two pillars, thereby the drive unit drives the pillars to move the middle collimation hole into or out of alignment with the pre-collimation hole;
- the end collimation body being disposed inside the ray source body, and an end collimation hole being defined on the end collimation body, the end collimation hole being connected with the pre-collimation hole through the middle collimation hole to form a therapy path.
2. The medical radiotherapeutic instrument as in claim 1, wherein the drive unit is a linear driver to drive each of said at least two pillars to move linearly to open or close the therapy path.
3. The medical radiotherapeutic instrument as in claim 1, wherein the drive unit is a rotational driver to drive each of said at least two pillars to move rotationally to open or close the therapy path.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 2007
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2009
Patent Publication Number: 20080084968
Inventor: Yanxiong Qiu (Shenzhen)
Primary Examiner: Edward J Glick
Assistant Examiner: Anastasia Midkiff
Attorney: Global IP Services
Application Number: 11/837,736
International Classification: G21K 1/04 (20060101); G21F 5/02 (20060101); G21F 5/04 (20060101); G21F 5/015 (20060101);